Ash-sifter.



C. F. NOLTE.

ASH SIFTER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 25. 1914.

1,154,932. PatentedSept. 28, 1915.

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CHRISTIAN NQLTE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AsH-SIFTER;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Crnus'rIAN F. ,NOLTE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county ofKings, and State of New Work, have in: vented eertainaneww and usefulImprovements in Ash-Sifters, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates more particularly to an. inclosed manuallyoperated sifter adapted to be supported on a barrel or other receptacle.I

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide simple andeflicient means for supporting an ash sifter within an 1nclosedreceptacleor body to adapt the same to havea reciprocatory and rockingmotion imparted thereto and in such a way that the dust orparticlesfreed from the coal will be prevented from escaping from thereceptacle and thereby injuring the clothes of the operator or otherwisecharging the atmosphere about the sifter with dust. V

Another object of the invention is to simplify the construction ofdevices of this hi and to providea device'which may-be readily made andassembled and which is comparatively inexpensive to'manufacture.

A further object of the invention is to simplify the mechanismby which asifteris supported and a vibratory .movement imparted thereto.

Vith these and'other objects in view, the invention will be hereinaftermore particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings,which form a. part of this specification, and will then be pointed outin the claims at the end of the description;-

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly broken away, ofone form of device embodying. my invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view taken lengthwise of the device showing how to the upperportion of a barrel. Fig-3 is a. fragmentary perspective view showing apart of the supporting means for the sifter. Fig. at is a fragmentaryperspective view of a part of the sifter supporting rod; and Fig. 5 is adetail perspective view of a form of hinge that may be employed for thelid of the inclosing receptacle.

The casing 10 has a rectangular or box-like body 11 having its upperportion open and the edge thereof bent inward to form a flange or head12 for strengthening pur- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 25, 1914. Serial No. 853,142.

f poses. At the bottom the device is applied Patented Sept. 28, 1915.

of the casing 10 is a circularbase 13. This base 13 forms a part of thecasing and is held to the body 11 by means of tongues 01- clips 14:which pass through openings in the base 13 and are forcedin oppositedirections so as to clamp. the body '11 to said base as shown best inFig. 2. This, base 13 extends inward and is provided with a pendentflange 15 forming a discharge opening 16 for the dust and otherparticles to pass from said casing. The outer edge of. the base 13 isprovided with a downwardly extending flangeI'T to which may be held aring or band 18 which may be. secured to theflange 17 or formed as apart thereof as desired. The flange 17 and ring 18 forma part which isadapted to extend about the upper edge of a barrel or other receptacle'or receiver 19 for the dust and refuse and in sucha way as to inclosethe openend of the barrel to prevent the dust and particles. frompassing therefrom. The opening at the upper portion of the receptacle 10is adapted to be closed by alid or cover 20. This lid or covercorresponds sub stantially to the shape of the casing'body' 11 and isprovided with a flange 21 about the edges thereof'so as to fit about theupper, edge of said body 11. The lid 20 is hinged, at 22, to one side ofthe body 11 so asto be easily swung upward and backward, as shown inFig. 2, for access to the interior of the casing 10. Thehinge 22 may beof any suitable construction'and may comprise bodyportions formed on thelid 20 with suitable hinged portions on the body 11 which are pivotallyheld together by a rod extending across the, body 11, or the said lidmay behinged to thebody 11 in a manner" substantially as shown in Figs.2and 5.. As shown, the lid has an outwardly extending flange portion 22which is formed by bending, the sheet metal of which the lid is madeupon itself and extending a part thereof, as

23, downward which when in a closed position rests against the side ofthe casing body 1 11. The flange 22 when'the lid is in an open positionis adapted to rest against the side of the body 11' of the receptacle 10and; thus limit the backward tiltingmovement of said lid. Two hinges 24:are provided at suitable distances'apart, one part,.as 25, of, eachhingebeing fastened to the lid 20, and

the other part, as 26, being secured to the sideof the body 11, thuspositively holding sifte'r 27, its length is the" ashes may pass fromthe lid to'the body and serving to permit the lid to be placed readilyin either a closed 0 in an open position. A sifter 27 which may conformsomewhat to the shape of the body 11 of the casing 10 but of somewhatless size than said body 11, is located within said casing to adapt thesameto be moved back and forth therein and to be readily removabletherefrom. The sifter 27 is substantially square in plan and boxlik'e inform and while the body 11 of the casing 10 is only slightly wider thanthe somewhat greater, as shown in'Fig. 2, in order that the sifter 27may be given a vibratory and rocking move ment while supported withinthe casing 10. The sifter 27 has its upper edge beaded and strengthenedby a rod 28 and at the lower edge thereof is beaded, as at 29, and has awire mesh bottom 30 of sufiicient size and strength to support the coalorashes within the sifter 27 and in such a way that the dustandparti'cles which are to be removed from the sifter 27 through theopening 16 into the barrel 19, the said sifterbeing provided with aremovablexlid or cover '31 which is adapted to fit within the open mouthof thesi-fter 2'7 over the coal orashes to be sifted and thereby furtherserve to prevent the dust from escaping. into the atmosphere about thedevice even should the lid 20 be in an open or in a partly openposition. The lid 20 and the cover 31 when the device is in use is inthe position shown inFig. 1.

To'vibrate the sifter and to support the sameso that the sifter may bereadily removed, I provide a simple supporting and operating mechanism;As shown, two bars or members 32 are arranged to extend lengthwise ofthe casing 10. Eachbar or member 32 has its end extending upward, as at33, to provide a retaining portion for the sifter 2? and to form a seattherefor during the rocking and vibratory movement thereof. Each bar 32may have a part, as

34:, depressed therefrom to form a bearing or cleat for the transverselyextending rods 35 and 36. These rods form rocker members or cradles forthe sifter and to prevent the bars,v 32 fromsliding lengthwise of therods 35 m 36, the said rods have lugs or parts 37 depressed therefromwhich form shoulders against which the edges of the bars'32 are adaptedto rest. The rocker rods or. members 35 and 36 are each bent or formedwith upwardly extending parts 38 so as to be substantially U-shaped inform and the ends of said members 38 extend outward,'as at 39, and passthrough openings inthe sides of the casing 10 which serve as pivots orbearings for said ends 39. One of the ends of the rod 35 extends forwardto provide a lever 40 on 'the outer end of which is a suitable handle'lof any desired kind.

The lever 40 extends forward to the front of the device and is locatedat one side so as to adapt the lever to bereadily operated from I andthis back and forth vibratory movement.

will be imparted-to the sifter 27. It will be further manifestthat bythis arrangement a very simple construction is provided and that a veryrapid vibratory and rocking action may begiven the sifter so that thematerial may be quickly and readily cleaned and within a casing thatisentirely inclos'ed so that the escape of dust or other particles fromthe casing is entirely avoided. It will be still further manifest thatthe double n10,

tion of rocking and vibrating given the sifter serves better to removeall foreign matter from the ashes.

In the construction of the device, I prefer to make the same entirely ofmetal and form the casing 10 as well as the sifter' 27 entirely of sheetmetal except so far as the wire mesh bottom 30 is concerned, though itwill be un-' derstood that neither the character of the material fromwhich the device is made nor 1 the construction and arrangement of thesame need be followed exactly as shown and that changes clearly withinthe scope ofthe invention may be made without departing from thecharacter of'the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 7 p 1. In a device of the character described,

a sifter, a plurality of bars havingcleat portions pressed therefrom,said bars form ing a seat for said sifter, rods pi'votally connecte'dtogether by said bars said cleat p0'r-. tions of said barsembracing saidrods, and

means for rocking said rods.

In a device of the character described,

a Sifter, a plurality of bars, having cleat portions pressed therefrom,said bars forming a seat for said siftenrods pivotally conncctedtogether bysaid bars, said cleat portions of said bars embracing saidrods, the latter having shoulders pressed therefrom and engaging saidbars for positioning the same on the rods, and means for rocking saidrods.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a'metal casing havinga base provided with a part adapted to fit about; a receiver and with aninterior openin'g a lid hinged to said casing, a sifter, a plurality ofbars having cleat portions pressed.

therefrom, said bars forming a seat for said sifter, rods pivotallyconnected togetherby] said bars, said cleat portions of said bars leeembracing said rods, and means for rocking said rods.

4-. A device .of the character described, comprising a metal casinghaving a base provided With a part adapted to fit about a receiver andWith an interior opening, a lid hinged to said casing, a sifter, aplurality of bars having cleat portions pressed therefrom, said barsforming a seat for said sifter, rods pivotally connected together bysaid bars, said cleat portions of said bars Copies of this patent may beobtained, for

embracing said rods, the latter having shoulders pressed therefrom andengaging said bars for positioning the same on the rods, and means forrocking said rods.

This specification signed and witnessed this 23rd day of July A. D.1914.

CHRISTIAN F. NOLTE.

Witnesses I LESTER C. TAYLOR, C. BARTELS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner-o1 Patents, Washington,D. G.

